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    GeForce 930M vs GeForce GTX 980M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 980M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930M stacks up against GeForce GTX 980M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 980M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 980M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930M or GeForce GTX 980M here:

    GeForce 930M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 930M GeForce GTX 980M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 980M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 980M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 110 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.
    • GeForce 930M and GeForce GTX 980M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 4−5 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 760% more, than GeForce 930M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 930M GeForce GTX 980M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP GM204
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 384 1536
    Core clock speed 928 MHz 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 941 MHz 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.58 51.84
    Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 3,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0 2.0
    GameWorks + +
    BatteryBoost +
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